Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     FC MetzFC Metz
Gary ParsonsGary Parsons Computer Player Computer Player
Alcaly SilvestreA. Silvestre73
G
1
G
68Matt MeiklejohnM. Meiklejohn
Cor TychonC. Tychon65
D
2
D
73Jean-Luc BourmaudJ. Bourmaud
Patrick WiseP. Wise68
D
3
D
68David BoertienD. Boertien
Brendan GoldbergB. Goldberg67
D
4
D
60Ricardo RegoR. Rego
Paul GarciaP. Garcia75
M
5
M
73Don GreigD. Greig
Tobias ZiegeT. Ziege75
M
6
M
63Ferdinand ZaamiF. Zaami
Diego BolañoD. Bolaño70
M
7
M
62Jean Francois CarottiJ. Carotti
Martin PolheimM. Polheim74
M
8
M
57Jeremie BouchardJ. Bouchard
Eishun SaitoE. Saito75
A
9captain
A
73Pier Giovanni De PatreP. De Patre
Thomas DehmT. Dehm70
A
captain10
A
71Pedro NavarroP. Navarro
Stefanos TaoulasS. Taoulas68
A
11
A
68Gregory FoéG. Foé
 
Uwe SchellU. Schell65
M
12
A
64Isaac ZapataI. Zapata
Lomano WeaverL. Weaver35
M
13
A
59Barket FrancoisB. Francois
Regi SchultzR. Schultz26
A
14
G
58John CeldranJ. Celdran

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to FC Metz. A crowd of 18,568 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and FC Metz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Congo.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Metz get the match underway!
3.47
Brendan Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Paul Garcia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Garcia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito knocks in a cross ball towards Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
4.46
Patrick Wise threads a neat ball through to Diego Bolaño. Diego Bolaño knocks the ball forward to Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
6.28
Cor Tychon flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Ziege holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Ziege chips the ball to his team mate, Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
9.35
Tobias Ziege threads the ball through to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
10.06
Eishun Saito hacks Ricardo Rego from behind! The referee brings Eishun Saito to one side and gives him a warning! Ricardo Rego carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.20
Jeremie Bouchard darts forward. Jeremie Bouchard lofts in a cross ball towards Gregory Foé. Gregory Foé powers a header at goal but Alcaly Silvestre is on top of it.
14.05
Ferdinand Zaami comes in with a late challenge on Martin Polheim. The referee calls over Ferdinand Zaami and shows him a yellow card! Martin Polheim grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.44
Paul Garcia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas plays a one-two with Eishun Saito and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stefanos Taoulas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Diego Bolaño plays the ball forward to Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas passes the ball forward but Eishun Saito is offside!
32.17
With a delightful solo run, Diego Bolaño stretches the opposition's defence. Diego Bolaño deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Dehm but the linesman indicates offside!
33.10
Brendan Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Paul Garcia who takes it down. Paul Garcia makes a probing pass to Thomas Dehm. Seeing a gap ahead, Thomas Dehm plays the ball forward to Eishun Saito who has made a great run into the box. Eishun Saito tries a spectacular strike but Matt Meiklejohn reads it well. Fabulous save!
34.15
Jeremie Bouchard flicks a high pass forward. Pier Giovanni De Patre collects the pass. Pier Giovanni De Patre knocks the ball forward to Gregory Foé but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.50
David Boertien comes in with a late challenge on Eishun Saito. The referee calls over David Boertien and warns him to calm down! Eishun Saito stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.05
Jean Francois Carotti sees space and advances. Jean Francois Carotti knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Tobias Ziege makes a probing pass to Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito advances inside the box! David Boertien clumsily knocks into Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito appeals for a penalty! Given!!
45.00
The referee points to the spot..
45.00
Thomas Dehm calmly steps up. Thomas Dehm slots the ball into the top right corner with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. FC Metz also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
53.12
Tobias Ziege sees a break and surges forward. Tobias Ziege whips in a cross ball towards Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
54.42
Cor Tychon flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Ziege controls it well on his chest. Tobias Ziege flicks the ball to his team mate, Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito cuts inside the box! Eishun Saito shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Matt Meiklejohn smothers it!
55.54
Jeremie Bouchard flicks a high pass forward. Gregory Foé controls it well on his chest. Gregory Foé makes a great pass forward. Pier Giovanni De Patre runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
59.31
Diego Bolaño takes it forward alone. Diego Bolaño shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AS Saint-Étienne are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.42
Diego Bolaño sees Thomas Dehm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Dehm plays a one-two with Eishun Saito and rushes in on goal... Thomas Dehm cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.50
Jean-Luc Bourmaud chips the ball to his team mate, Don Greig. Don Greig makes a simple pass to Gregory Foé. Gregory Foé knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
63.27
Ricardo Rego comes in with a late challenge on Eishun Saito. Ricardo Rego is shown the yellow card! Eishun Saito runs off the knock.
69.17
Tobias Ziege flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.03
Tobias Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Eishun Saito controls it well on his chest. Eishun Saito plays a one-two with Thomas Dehm and rushes in on goal... Eishun Saito takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
73.28
Don Greig flicks a high pass forward. Gregory Foé controls it well on his chest. Gregory Foé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alcaly Silvestre easily smothers it!
77.12
FC Metz have made 3 substitutions with Isaac Zapata replacing Gregory Foé, Barket Francois replacing Ferdinand Zaami and John Celdran replacing Pedro Navarro .
78.20
David Boertien comes in with a late challenge on Diego Bolaño. David Boertien is warned by the referee again! Diego Bolaño runs off the knock.
79.00
Paul Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Dehm collects the pass. Thomas Dehm shoots from long range but somehow Matt Meiklejohn manages to keep it out.
81.46
Seeing Diego Bolaño's run, Tobias Ziege quickly throws the ball into his path. Diego Bolaño threads a neat ball through to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm edges inside the box! Thomas Dehm muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.42
Don Greig flicks a high pass forward to Isaac Zapata who brings the ball under control. Isaac Zapata tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
87.41
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Martin Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm makes a great pass forward. Stefanos Taoulas runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

FC Metz
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.5%
29.5%
Play Area
20.5%
43.6%
35.9%

Scorers
Thomas Dehm 45 (p), 81
Stefanos Taoulas 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Diego Bolaño of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Alcaly Silvestre (GK)
6
2.Cor Tychon (DEF)
6
3.Patrick Wise (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Goldberg (DEF)
6
5.Paul Garcia (MID)
6
6.Tobias Ziege (MID)
8
7.Diego Bolaño (MID)
8
8.Martin Polheim (MID)
6
9.Eishun Saito (ATT)
7
10.Thomas Dehm (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Stefanos Taoulas (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Uwe Schell (MID)
0
13.Lomano Weaver (MID)
0
14.Regi Schultz (ATT)
0

1.Matt Meiklejohn (GK)
8
2.Jean-Luc Bourmaud (DEF)
6
3.David Boertien (DEF)
5
4.Ricardo Rego (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Don Greig (MID)
6
6.Ferdinand Zaami (MID)yellow card
5
7.Jean Francois Carotti (MID)
6
8.Jeremie Bouchard (MID)
6
9.Pier Giovanni De Patre (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Navarro (ATT)
6
11.Gregory Foé (ATT)
6
 
12.Isaac Zapata (ATT)
6
13.Barket Francois (ATT)
6
14.John Celdran (GK)
6